[LRUG] Though on CMSs

Thu Nov 6 12:23:17 PST 2014

there's a js wysiwig lib called TinyMCE. It can be configured to use
external stylesheets and have menu options turned off so you retain some
control over styling, assuming your cms is extensible enough to allow you
to plugin a complete new content type.
I think there should be an Umbraco (.net cms) or http://www.getsymphony.com/
for ruby. there may be one and I just haven't put in the effort to find it.

On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:41 AM, John Beynon <john at beynon.org.uk> wrote:

> In the past when I've needed a full WYSIWYG Cms I've used
> http://www.browsercms.org/ - clients love it because they can build
> entire pages based around widgets themselves.
>
> On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Vincent Spehner <vincent.spehner at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Totally agree with Jay: WYSIWYG is a key. CMS end-users are most of the
>> time non-tech people. They want to play with boxes on a layout.
>>
>> I would add also extensibility through plugins.
>> Those are 2 major success factors IMO.
>>
>> If you guys could suggest me a Rails CMS like that I would be really
>> happy (I have already tried RadianCMS, Refinery, LocomotiveCMS,
>> BlankApplication, alchimyCMS (the best so far)) !!
>>
>> 2014-11-05 18:03 GMT+00:00 Jay Greasley <jay at firecomputing.co.uk>:
>>
>>> a non-technical view - speak to the future content editors. developers
>>> don't like wysiwyg but editors tend to.
>>> admin UX often gets overlooked on cms projects but is a huge part of the
>>> success of the project imho.
>>>
>>> Jay
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Edmond Lepedus <
>>> ed.lepedus at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Morning all,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your replies. Slices and Nesta both look interesting. I
>>>> especially like that they both break with the old WYSIWYG paradigm which
>>>> rarely lives up to its promise.
>>>>
>>>> I think I shall have a little play ;)
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Ed Lepedus
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> > On 4 Nov 2014, at 18:41, Graham Ashton <graham at effectif.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Erin - I was going to recommend Slices in my reply, but when I went
>>>> to check the web site (slices.withassociates.com) I didn’t realise
>>>> you’d open sourced it. Fantastic news!
>>>> >
>>>> > Ed - Slices is excellent; ideal if you want to hand an admin UI to
>>>> the site’s editors.
>>>> >
>>>> >> On 4 Nov 2014, at 18:30, Erin Staniland <erin at withassociates.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Hi
>>>> >>
>>>> >>> However, if you have a site, you must have some system for managing
>>>> its
>>>> >>> content, so it becomes a debate about using existing solutions vs
>>>> rolling
>>>> >>> your own. The main things I'd like to know are:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 1. Do you use a CMS?
>>>> >> Yes, Slices - https://github.com/withassociates/slices/
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 2. Is it custom built or off-the-shelf?
>>>> >> It's custom built by us.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 3. Do you use the same CMS for many projects, or are they
>>>> project-specific?
>>>> >> The same CMS (Slices), it's easy to customise if needed.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 4. If you do use publicly-available CMSs, which ones, and would you
>>>> >> recommend them?
>>>> >> We only use Slices...
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 5. Any other comments/experiences etc
>>>> >>
>>>> >> It's aimed at non-technical end-users, the CMS gives them a pallet of
>>>> >> "content types" or slices which allows them to create complex page
>>>> >> layouts without having to know any HTML or use a WYSIWYG editor. The
>>>> >> slices themselves are simple enough to be built by a front-end
>>>> >> developer.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Slices is a Rails Engine and tries to keep out of the way so that you
>>>> >> can use it in projects which don't just need a CMS.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Best
>>>> >> Erin
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
>>>> >> Erin Staniland
>>>> >> Director
>>>> >>
>>>> >> - - - -
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Pair With Associates
>>>> >> A problem shared is a problem solved
>>>> >> http://pair.withassociates.com/
>>>> >>
>>>> >> With Associates
>>>> >> 54B Downham Road, London, N1 5AS
>>>> >> +44 (0) 20 7923 4757 www.withassociates.com
>>>> >>
>>>> >> - - - -
>>>> >>
>>>> >> With Associates is the trading name of With Associates Digital
>>>> Limited
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>>>> >>
>>>> >>> On 3 November 2014 20:40, Ed Lepedus <ed.lepedus at googlemail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>> Evening LRUG,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> As the title suggests, I was wondering what your thoughts were
>>>> regarding
>>>> >>> CMSs, and on content management strategies in general. Having spent
>>>> some
>>>> >>> time with Wordpress and Drupal in the past, I find myself somewhat
>>>> >>> prejudiced against them.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> However, if you have a site, you must have some system for managing
>>>> its
>>>> >>> content, so it becomes a debate about using existing solutions vs
>>>> rolling
>>>> >>> your own. The main things I'd like to know are:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Do you use a CMS?
>>>> >>> Is it custom built or off-the-shelf?
>>>> >>> Do you use the same CMS for many projects, or are they
>>>> project-specific?
>>>> >>> If you do use publicly-available CMSs, which ones, and would you
>>>> recommend
>>>> >>> them?
>>>> >>> Any other comments/experiences etc
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Thanks,
>>>> >>> Ed Lepedus
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
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>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
>>>> >> Erin Staniland
>>>> >> Director
>>>> >>
>>>> >> - - - -
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Pair With Associates
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